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Government
Long-form name: Republic of Maldives.
Type: republic.
Capital: Male.
Administrative divisions: 19 district (atolls); Aliff, Baa,
Daalu, Faafu, Gaafu Aliff, Gaafu Daalu, Haa Aliff, Haa Daalu,
Kaafu, Laamu, Laviyani, Meemu, Naviyani, Noonu, Raa, Seenu,
Shaviyani, Thaa, Waavu.
Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK).
Constitution: 4 June 1964.
Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures of English
common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965).
Executive branch: president, Cabinet.
Legislative branch: unicameral Citizens' Council (Majlis).
Judicial branch: High Court.
Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--President
Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since since 11 November 1978).
Political parties and leaders: no organized political parties;
country governed by the Didi clan for the past eight centuries.
Suffrage: universal at age 21.
Elections:
President--last held 23 September 1988 (next to be held September
1994); results--President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom reelected;
Citizens' Council--last held on 7 December 1984 (next to
be held 7 December 1989); results--percent of vote NA; seats--
(48 total, 40 elected).
Communists: negligible.
Member of: ADB, Colombo Plan, Commonwealth (special member),
ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB--Islamic
Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, ITU, NAM, OIC, SAARC,
UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO.
Diplomatic representation: Maldives does not maintain an
embassy in the US, but does have a UN mission in New York;
US--the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to Maldives
and makes periodic visits there; US Consular Agency, Mahduedurage,
Violet Magu, Henveru, Male; telephone 2581.
Flag: red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing
a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent
is on the hoist side of the flag.